Manuel Beltre

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Toronto Blue Jays #21 prospect in 2023
  BA Grade/Risk: 50/Extreme
  
  Track Record: Beltre signed out of the Dominican Republic during the January 2021 signing period for $2.35 million as one of the top players available in that year's class. He debuted in the Dominican Summer League in 2021 a little more than a month after his 17th birthday. He made his stateside debut in 2022 with the Blue Jays Florida Complex League squad before he was promoted to Low-A Dunedin in the final week of the season.
  
  Scouting Report: Beltre is an undersized righthanded-hitting shortstop with a big swing and natural twitch. He's still a work-in-progress at the plate. His big, righthanded swing does make a high rate of contact, particularly in-zone, despite a longer bat path and he shows average plate discipline by staying inside the zone with some loft in his swing. At present, Beltre's game power is well below average, but he's shown traits that should portend future power gains, like bat speed and lift in his swing. He's an average runner, but a high-energy player who never dogs it down the line. Defensively, Beltre is an above-average defender with an opportunity to stick at shortstop long term.
  
  The Future: Overall, Beltre is a righthanded-hitting contact-driven profile with some potential for increased power with the actions and range to stick in the dirt long term.
  
  Scouting Grades: Hit: 50. Power: 45. Run: 50. Field: 55. Arm: 50.
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  Ranked Toronto Blue Jays #8 prospect in 2022
  Track Record: Beltre was one of the top international prospects in his class when the Blue Jays signed him for $2.35 million out of the Dominican Republic on Jan. 15, 2021. He spent his pro debut after signing in the Dominican Summer League, where he showed advanced plate discipline and contact skills despite batting just .225.
  
  Scouting Report: Beltre is a polished player for his age with a high baseball IQ. He manages at-bats with a sharp eye for the strike zone and good bat control, helping him walk more often than he strikes out. Bad luck on balls in play with a lot of hard outs hampered Beltre’s overall numbers in his debut. He has started to crack 100 mph on some of his exit velocities, but getting stronger will still be critical for Beltre, who likely will always have a hit-over-power offensive profile. Beltre stood out more for his hitting ability and instincts than his raw tools or athleticism as an amateur, but he significantly increased his chances of sticking at shortstop in his pro debut. He’s not the quick-twitch, acrobatic shortstop some teams prefer, but he’s a fundamentally sound defender with a quick first step, secure hands and good footwork. He’s an average runner and an accurate, efficient thrower, though his arm strength might never be more than average.
  
  The Future: Beltre has a chance to develop into a steady middle infielder who gets on base at a high clip. He is likely to make his U.S. debut in the Florida Complex League in 2022.
  
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  Ranked Toronto Blue Jays #13 prospect in 2021
  TRACK RECORD: Beltre was the headline prospect of Toronto’s 2020-21 international class when he signed with the Blue Jays on Jan. 15, 2021. Beltre became well known prior to signing, documenting his daily training and highlights for years on his Instagram account of nearly 70,000 followers.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: One of the best hitters in his international signing class, Beltre is a baseball rat with a lot of in-game experience relative to his peers, which shows in his advanced understanding of the game. Beltre doesn't have one tool that jumps out as plus, but his game skills and pure hitting ability are promising. His swing is short and simple with a direct path to the ball, making frequent contact against live pitching with a good eye at the plate and ability to control the strike zone. He has good leverage in his swing and can drive the ball out to his pull side, but his offensive game is built more around his on-base skills than slugging. Beltre has transformed his body as he's grown taller with more strength and athleticism. He's an average runner who should play somewhere in the middle infield, where he's a fundamentally sound defender with soft hands, good footwork and a chance for an average to a tick better arm with good accuracy.
  
  THE FUTURE: Beltre enters the 2021 season still 16, but his hitting ability and instincts could have him in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League soon with a chance to move quickly.

• February, 2023 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 50/Extreme
  
  Track Record: Beltre signed out of the Dominican Republic during the January 2021 signing period for $2.35 million as one of the top players available in that year's class. He debuted in the Dominican Summer League in 2021 a little more than a month after his 17th birthday. He made his stateside debut in 2022 with the Blue Jays Florida Complex League squad before he was promoted to Low-A Dunedin in the final week of the season.
  
  Scouting Report: Beltre is an undersized righthanded-hitting shortstop with a big swing and natural twitch. He's still a work-in-progress at the plate. His big, righthanded swing does make a high rate of contact, particularly in-zone, despite a longer bat path and he shows average plate discipline by staying inside the zone with some loft in his swing. At present, Beltre's game power is well below average, but he's shown traits that should portend future power gains, like bat speed and lift in his swing. He's an average runner, but a high-energy player who never dogs it down the line. Defensively, Beltre is an above-average defender with an opportunity to stick at shortstop long term.
  
  The Future: Overall, Beltre is a righthanded-hitting contact-driven profile with some potential for increased power with the actions and range to stick in the dirt long term.
  
  Scouting Grades: Hit: 50. Power: 45. Run: 50. Field: 55. Arm: 50.
• December, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 50/Extreme
  
  Track Record: Beltre signed out of the Dominican Republic during the January 2021 signing period for $2.35 million as one of the top players available in that year's class. He debuted in the Dominican Summer League in 2021 a little more than a month after his 17th birthday. He made his stateside debut in 2022 with the Blue Jays Florida Complex League squad before he was promoted to Low-A Dunedin in the final week of the season.
  
  Scouting Report: Beltre is an undersized righthanded-hitting shortstop with a big swing and natural twitch. He's still a work-in-progress at the plate. His big, righthanded swing does make a high rate of contact, particularly in-zone, despite a longer bat path and he shows average plate discipline by staying inside the zone with some loft in his swing. At present, Beltre's game power is well below average, but he's shown traits that should portend future power gains, like bat speed and lift in his swing. He's an average runner, but a high-energy player who never dogs it down the line. Defensively, Beltre is an above-average defender with an opportunity to stick at shortstop long term.
  
  The Future: Overall, Beltre is a righthanded-hitting contact-driven profile with some potential for increased power with the actions and range to stick in the dirt long term.
  
  Scouting Grades: Hit: 50. Power: 45. Run: 50. Field: 55. Arm: 50.
• April, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade: 50/Extreme
  
  Track Record: Beltre was one of the top international prospects in his class when the Blue Jays signed him out of the Dominican Republic on Jan. 15, 2021. He spent his pro debut that year in the Dominican Summer League, where he showed advanced plate discipline and contact skills.
  
  Scouting Report: Beltre is a polished player for his age with a high baseball IQ. That&#39&#39s evident in the way he manages his at-bats already, showing a sharp eye for the strike zone with good bat control to walk more than he struck out. He&#39&#39s a student of the game who has a short, simple swing with a direct path to the ball, which along with his pitch recognition leads to a high contact rate. Bad luck on balls in play with a lot of hard outs hampered Beltre&#39&#39s overall numbers in his debut. He did start to crack the 100 mph mark on some of his exit velocities, but getting stronger will still be critical for Beltre, who likely will always have a hit-over-power offensive profile. As an amateur, Beltre stood out more for his hitting ability and instincts than his raw tools or athleticism, but in 2021 he significantly increased his chances to stick at shortstop. He&#39&#39s not the quick-twitch, acrobatic shortstop some teams prefer at the position, but he&#39&#39s a fundamentally sound defender with a quick first step, secure hands and good footwork. He&#39&#39s an average runner and an accurate, efficient thrower, though his arm strength might never be more than average.
  
  The Future: Beltre has a chance to develop into a steady middle infielder who can get on base at a high clip. The Florida Complex League is likely his next step.
  
  Scouting Grades:
  Hit: 55. Power: 45. Speed: 50. Fielding: 50. Arm: 50.
• December, 2021 Scouting Report
  Track Record: Beltre was one of the top international prospects in his class when the Blue Jays signed him for $2.35 million out of the Dominican Republic on Jan. 15, 2021. He spent his pro debut after signing in the Dominican Summer League, where he showed advanced plate discipline and contact skills despite batting just .225.
  
  Scouting Report: Beltre is a polished player for his age with a high baseball IQ. He manages at-bats with a sharp eye for the strike zone and good bat control, helping him walk more often than he strikes out. Bad luck on balls in play with a lot of hard outs hampered Beltre’s overall numbers in his debut. He has started to crack 100 mph on some of his exit velocities, but getting stronger will still be critical for Beltre, who likely will always have a hit-over-power offensive profile. Beltre stood out more for his hitting ability and instincts than his raw tools or athleticism as an amateur, but he significantly increased his chances of sticking at shortstop in his pro debut. He’s not the quick-twitch, acrobatic shortstop some teams prefer, but he’s a fundamentally sound defender with a quick first step, secure hands and good footwork. He’s an average runner and an accurate, efficient thrower, though his arm strength might never be more than average.
  
  The Future: Beltre has a chance to develop into a steady middle infielder who gets on base at a high clip. He is likely to make his U.S. debut in the Florida Complex League in 2022.
  
• July, 2021 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Beltre was the headline prospect of Toronto's 2020-21 international class when he signed with the Blue Jays on Jan. 15, 2021. Beltre became well known prior to signing, documenting his daily training and highlights for years on his Instagram account of nearly 70,000 followers.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: One of the best hitters in his international signing class, Beltre is a baseball rat with a lot of in-game experience relative to his peers, which shows in his advanced understanding of the game. Beltre doesn't have one tool that jumps out as plus, but his game skills and pure hitting ability are promising. His swing is short and simple with a direct path to the ball, making frequent contact against live pitching with a good eye at the plate and ability to control the strike zone. He has good leverage in his swing and can drive the ball out to his pull side, but his offensive game is built more around his on-base skills than slugging. Beltre has transformed his body as he's grown taller with more strength and athleticism. He's an average runner who should play somewhere in the middle infield, where he's a fundamentally sound defender with soft hands, good footwork and a chance for an average to a tick better arm with good accuracy.
  
  THE FUTURE: Beltre enters the 2021 season still 16, but his hitting ability and instincts could have him in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League soon with a chance to move quickly.
• January, 2021 Scouting Report
  One of the best hitters in the class, Beltre is a baseball rat who has spent years documenting his path to professional baseball on his social media accounts, sharing his daily training and highlights on his Instagram account of more than 60,000 followers. Beltre has a short, simple swing, performing well in games with a high contact rate, good feel for the strike zone and gap power. Beltre isn't as tooled-up as some of the other top prospects in the class, but he has a ton of game experience relative to his peers and it's evident in his all-around instincts and fundamentally sound play. Beltre, who trains trains with Jaime Ramos, is expected to sign with the Blue Jays.
• December, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Beltre was the headline prospect of Toronto’s 2020-21 international class when he signed with the Blue Jays on Jan. 15, 2021. Beltre became well known prior to signing, documenting his daily training and highlights for years on his Instagram account of nearly 70,000 followers.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: One of the best hitters in his international signing class, Beltre is a baseball rat with a lot of in-game experience relative to his peers, which shows in his advanced understanding of the game. Beltre doesn't have one tool that jumps out as plus, but his game skills and pure hitting ability are promising. His swing is short and simple with a direct path to the ball, making frequent contact against live pitching with a good eye at the plate and ability to control the strike zone. He has good leverage in his swing and can drive the ball out to his pull side, but his offensive game is built more around his on-base skills than slugging. Beltre has transformed his body as he's grown taller with more strength and athleticism. He's an average runner who should play somewhere in the middle infield, where he's a fundamentally sound defender with soft hands, good footwork and a chance for an average to a tick better arm with good accuracy.
  
  THE FUTURE: Beltre enters the 2021 season still 16, but his hitting ability and instincts could have him in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League soon with a chance to move quickly.